The Five Boroughs

New York City is made up of five boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Each one has enough attractions—and enough personality—to be a city all its own. Learn more about them with this guide.

Carmelo the Science Fellow
Carmelo Piazza started his rise to local fame back in 2005. Before long, parents were lining up at 4:30am to sign up for his courses, as noted by a New York Times article that dubbed Piazza "the rock star of science class." By day, he's a public school teacher, but when school hours are over, this comical educator heads to Cosmic Cove—his outpost on Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue—for hands-on projects that won't make it onto any report card. The lineup of classes changes each season, and past space exploration-themed lesson plans have included creating night-vision flashlights, assembling a telescope, designing a rocket ship and making comets. Check carmelothesciencefellow.com for updated schedules, including preschool science playgroups.